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    Liberal Arts and Students

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    Entering Class Discussions 21 12 "WHAT’S MOTIVATING THIS WRITER?": Reading for the Conversation 22 13 "ANALYZE THIS": Writing in the Social Sciences 23 PART 5 – READINGS 24 14 IS HIGHER EDUCATION WORTH THE PRICE? 24 ANDREW HACKER AND CLAUDIA DREIFUS‚ Are Colleges Worth the Price? 24 SANFORD J. UNGAR‚ The New Liberal Arts 27 DAVID FOSTER WALLACE‚ Kenyon Commencement Speech 30 LIZ ADDISON‚ Two Years Are Better Than Four 33 KEVIN CAREY‚ Why Do You Think They’re Called For-Profit Colleges? 35 CHARLES MURRAY

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    Functional programming Ex. C++. #include <iostream> // Fibonacci numbers‚ imperative style int fibonacci(int iterations) { int first = 0‚ second = 1; // seed values for (int i = 0; i < iterations; ++i) { int sum = first + second; first = second; second = sum; }

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    10 reasons to use technology in education Teachers are finding that using different classroom technologies like tablet computers‚ digital video‚ iPods‚ and video games are great tools for helping students learn. While there are some nay-sayers who bring up some negative effects of technology on education in the classrooms‚ mainly budgetary reasons‚ using new technologies is the future of the education system. The following reasons should silence the nay-sayer and help them heed the wisdom from

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    Liberal Feminism Conceives

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    Feminism is a body of social theory and political movement primarily based on and motivated by the experiences of women. While generally providing a critique of social relations‚ many proponents of feminism also focus on analyzing gender inequality and the promotion of women’s rights‚ interests‚ and issues. Feminist theory aims to understand the nature of gender inequality and focuses on gender politics‚ power relations and sexuality. Feminist political activism campaigns on issues such as reproductive

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    To what extent should we blame liberal principles for the inequalities that exist in society‚ and should these liberal values be challenged whenever possible? The source expresses the idea that liberalism has created a discrepancy between the rich and the poor‚ inequality among individuals‚ and a lack of services for the people due to little government involvement. The source believes that if the principles of liberalism were to be questioned whenever possible‚ it would lead to a more equal society

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    Controlling the Trigger‚ Not the Weapon To be controlled‚ or to not be controlled? That is the question that people have been asking about guns for years‚ and there still has been no true action for or against gun control. As Jeff Cooper once said‚ “The rifle itself has no moral stature‚ since it has no will of its own. Naturally‚ it may be used by evil men for evil purposes‚ but there are more good men than evil‚ and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness‚ by propaganda

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    the early identification of a student’s possible learning disabilities. The RTI process begins using a higher instruction and screening of all students in a general education classroom. Those that showed they were struggling are given specific interventions at different levels to accelerate their pace of learning. The special education team monitors a student’s progress to collect data and assess the learning rate and performance. The RTI has two main purposes. The RTI process is used to ensure that

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    claim to be the birth of Liberal Democracy? The Netherlands can use the work of Hugo Grotius‚ Justus Lipsius and Dirk Van Coornhert to support the claim that they are the birth of Liberal Democracy. However‚ one must also look at the influence Ancient Greece had on the birth of Liberal Democracy‚ as many of the leaders and theologians helped to create Liberal Democracy. One of the key figures that support the idea that the Netherlands can claim to be the birth of Liberal Democracy is Hugo Grotius

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    Conservatives Vs Liberals

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    conservative or liberal is used to describe political and economic views and affiliations. The meaning of "conservative" or "liberal" is different in social‚ economic and political views and standings. Liberals are more open minded and believe in change. Conservatives on the other hand like to keep the old structures in place they feel there is no room for change. Conservatives value group cohesion like [family‚ race‚ religion‚ and nation] because groups evoke stability. Liberals value groups a

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    Taking aim at the young adult demographic‚ Jesse Andrews’ fictional work Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is a force to be reckoned with. Written from the perspective of Greg Gaines‚ the awkward high school senior protagonist‚ who by choice does not belong to any one social group. With no ‘friends’ but a ‘co-worker’ Earl‚ he makes mediocre film parodies. Greg documents what happened to him during his senior year when his mother forces him to befriend a girl he once knew‚ Rachel‚ who has been diagnosed

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